Longwood Rotary gets lesson on dairy farming

KENNETT — Dairy farmers are experts at animal care, land preservation and dairy foods. Dairy farmer Marilyn Hershey shared this expertise when she spoke with members of the Rotary Club of Longwood about her family’s dairy farm. Hershey’s family owns Ar-Joy Farms near Cochranville. They care for 675 cows every day on their farm.

Rotary brings roaring 20s to Longwood

The silent auction from the 2015 Longwood Rotary Gala event. This year’s looks to be even better, organizers say. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Thanks to the success of the Logwood Rotary Club’s annual Gala more than $800,000 has been invested in the greater Kennett Square community in the last 17 years. “The money combined with about 8,000 volunteer hours per year has been used to improve the...

Good Stuff: SPCA donation drive, 1st grad and more!

Check out who YOU know in this week’s Good Stuff!   Got ‘Good Stuff’ to share? email kim@chescotimes.com.  (Submissions are due by the 15th & 30th monthly, and are subject to editorial review.) Furry friends unite…Exton Elementary student Ashton McLaughlin and teacher, Ms. Tina Buckel coordinated a very successful donation drive benefiting the Chester County SPCA. Lots...

Kennett Square mayor finds way to extend thanks

‘Breakfast of Champions’ honors agencies providing valuable borough services  By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Audrey Roper (left), a business associate of Mayor Matt Fetick, helped him with preparations for the Breakfast of Champions. When Matt Fetick became Kennett Square’s mayor, he thought he had a strong command of the terrain. After all, he had resided there...